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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
almost
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
back
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --JAMES W. STEELE FROM the beginning of things in the Walnut Valley, the Kickapoo Corral had its uses.
built
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From this reading Nature built it to this end.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
comes
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
Corral
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From this reading --JAMES W. STEELE FROM the beginning of things in the Walnut Valley, the Kickapoo Corral had its uses.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The river course follows the pattern of the letter S faced westward instead of eastward.
curve
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From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
distance
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From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
eastward
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From this reading The river course follows the pattern of the letter S faced westward instead of eastward.
end
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From this reading Nature built it to this end.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
faced
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From this reading The river course follows the pattern of the letter S faced westward instead of eastward.
follows
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From this reading The river course follows the pattern of the letter S faced westward instead of eastward.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
forever
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading --JAMES W. STEELE FROM the beginning of things in the Walnut Valley, the Kickapoo Corral had its uses.
gather
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --JAMES W. STEELE FROM the beginning of things in the Walnut Valley, the Kickapoo Corral had its uses.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
hoofs
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
horses
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
instead
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From this reading The river course follows the pattern of the letter S faced westward instead of eastward.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nature built it to this end.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading --JAMES W. STEELE FROM the beginning of things in the Walnut Valley, the Kickapoo Corral had its uses.
JAMES
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From this reading --JAMES W. STEELE FROM the beginning of things in the Walnut Valley, the Kickapoo Corral had its uses.
Kickapoo
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From this reading --JAMES W. STEELE FROM the beginning of things in the Walnut Valley, the Kickapoo Corral had its uses.
leaves
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From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
letter
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From this reading The river course follows the pattern of the letter S faced westward instead of eastward.
lower
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From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
men
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
middle
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From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
narrow
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From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
Nature
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From this reading Nature built it to this end.
night
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
now
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
old-time
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
only
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From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
pattern
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From this reading The river course follows the pattern of the letter S faced westward instead of eastward.
properly
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From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
river
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From this reading The river course follows the pattern of the letter S faced westward instead of eastward.
round
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
S
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From this reading The river course follows the pattern of the letter S faced westward instead of eastward.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
shadows
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
shaped
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From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
sharpened
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From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
sound
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
space
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From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
STEELE
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From this reading --JAMES W. STEELE FROM the beginning of things in the Walnut Valley, the Kickapoo Corral had its uses.
story
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
struggling
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
things
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From this reading --JAMES W. STEELE FROM the beginning of things in the Walnut Valley, the Kickapoo Corral had its uses.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nature built it to this end.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nature built it to this end.
upper
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From this reading The upper half of the letter is properly shaped, but the sharpened curve at the middle leaves only a narrow distance across the lower space.
uses
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From this reading --JAMES W. STEELE FROM the beginning of things in the Walnut Valley, the Kickapoo Corral had its uses.
Valley
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From this reading --JAMES W. STEELE FROM the beginning of things in the Walnut Valley, the Kickapoo Corral had its uses.
voices
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From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
W
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From this reading --JAMES W. STEELE FROM the beginning of things in the Walnut Valley, the Kickapoo Corral had its uses.
Walnut
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From this reading --JAMES W. STEELE FROM the beginning of things in the Walnut Valley, the Kickapoo Corral had its uses.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading The river course follows the pattern of the letter S faced westward instead of eastward.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _And even now, as the night comes, and the shadows gather round, And you tell the old-time story, I can almost hear the sound Of the horses' hoofs in the silence, and the voices of struggling men; For the night is the same forever, and the time comes back again_.
